Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Maps for 28 Regions and Zones

28 maps depict areas of Australia's maritime jurisdiction, including the continental shelf, treaties, and various maritime zones. The collection includes wall maps and regional maps for areas such as the Torres Strait, Timor Sea, Coral Sea, and Australian Antarctic Territory. Digital files in PDF format are provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones based on the map series.
• Analyzing treaty-defined zones in areas like the Timor Sea and Torres Strait mentioned in the description.
• Studying jurisdictional claims around Australia's external territories like Heard Island and Macquarie Island.
• Comparing different map projections (e.g., Lambert, Mercator) for specific regions like Tasmania.

Strengths

• Comprises 28 distinct maps covering multiple specific regions.
• Includes maps for Australia's Antarctic Territory and external territories.
• Provides maps in both Lambert and Mercator projections for some regions.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 01:16:40.621823; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction, including surrounding seas and external territories.